secretagogue
/sɪˈkɹiː.təˌɡɑɡ/noun
secretagogue is spelled S-E-C-R-E-T-A-G-O-G-U-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, secretagogue means “A substance which promotes secretion of another, such as a hormone (e.g., insulin), saliva, or lymph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of secretagogue is secretagogues.
How many letters and syllables are in secretagogue?
| Letters | 12: S-E-C-R-E-T-A-G-O-G-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is secretagogue?
Secretagogue appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce secretagogue?
- UK /sɪˈkɹiː.təɡ.ɒɡ/
- US /sɪˈkɹiː.təˌɡɑɡ/
Secretagogue has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of secretagogue
- secretagogues plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secretagogue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance which promotes secretion of another, such as a hormone (e.g., insulin), saliva, or lymph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does secretagogue come from?
From secrete + -agogue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).